When we were first married, a girlfriend in my ward offered to teach me how to make jam. Strawberries were cheap that season. I bought the berries and she came over and wha-la! A new standard in the Bergen household was born! Homemade jam was the only way to go, no store bought stuff here, well, rarely, at least.
We were hooked. Keith enjoyed it so much when we ran out of that first batch he said, "Teach me how to make it!" Okay! (The same thing happened after I baked pies.) So ever since then, Keith heads up our jam making. We watch for the sales, usually at the end of the season. Really ripe fruit makes tasty jams. We love Superstition Ranch Market. You can almost count on 25¢ a pint strawberries every spring. Perfect for jam.
So this is what kept Keith up late the other night. I had hulled most of the 24 pints. (That really is the hardest part about making jam.) We like the Sure-gel low surgar recipe in the pink box. Another one of our favorites is peach made from Utah peaches. Hopefully, we'll add some later this summer.
B.K. (Before Kiddos) this would have been a 3 year supply, now we're lucky if it lasts a year. Audrey has already eaten at least 6 pbj's.
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